Demountable rim



June 16 1924. 1,497,@52

Y L. WISHNEVSKY' DEMOUNTABLE RIM Filed Oct. '7. 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 10 1924.

V 1,497,052 L. WISHNEVSKY DEMOUNTABLE- RIM Filed Oct. 7. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 10 1924. 1,497,052

L. WISHNEVSKY v DVEMOUNTABLE RIM- Filed Oct. 7. 1920 s Sheets-Sheet s tions together.

been provided in citizen of' Russia, residing in Patented June 10,1924.

DEMOUNTABLE RIM.

Application filed October 7, 1920.

type of demountable rim to divide thesame transversely and in this type of rim it is necessary to contract the parts in order toremove or replace a shoe. In other types of demountable-vehicle wheel rims the same have been divlded circumferentially but so far as I am aware this type of rim has given substantially the same amount of work and trouble in removing and replacing shoes as the type in which the rim is divided transversely. I am also aware that heretofore it has been proposed to provide a demountable rim for a vehicle wheel transversely into a plurality of sections and to hinge these sec- In thisform of rim, howmembers have necessarily the inner side of the rim to especially construct ever, the hinge and madeit necessarythe felly of a wheel ception of therim. Now the present inventionrelates more particularly to this last named type of demountable rim and the object thereof is the provision of a vehicle wheel rim which is collapsible to such an extent that it may be placed in the shoe of a vehicle wheel and the parts set in position by folding the same to place, theconstruction being such that it isrnot necessary to change in any way any felly of a vehicle wheel as now constructed in the use of the demountable rim made'in accordance with my invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic plan and partial section illustrating a demountable rim made in accordance with my invention.

ig. 2 is an enlargedsection through one joint of the rim taken, on line 22, Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a partial plan of the rim at one of the joints showing the inner side 'of the 131m.

Fig. 4: is a plan and partial section looking at the outer side of the rim and showing one section turned alignment.

the joints being to provide for the re-.

om its position or.

Serial No. 415,279.

i illustrating one form of cured in position on the rim of: a vehicle wheel, and I Fig. 6 is a section illustrating the manner in which the rim may be secured in place.

Referring to the drawing and particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, it will be seen that in carrying out the invention I prefer to provide my improved demountable rim in three sections, indicated respectively at invention relates more 10, 11 and 12. The particularly to the formof the joint b which these several sections are connecte indicated at 13, 14 and- 15. Furthermore in carrying out the invention it willbe understood that/the several sections may be so connected as to be hinged to gether in order that the parts may fold together as indicated in Fig. 1, or the several sections may be connected so as to be entirely separable and interchangeable in assembling the parts; In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to {L inclusive the section 10, for example, is connected to the section -FFHCE.

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g. 5 is an elevation and partial section the invention as se- 12 by a suitable plate secured one section andupon which the other sectlonis hinged. As illustrated the section 'IOadjacent one end thereof is provided with a transverse slot 16. Similarly the adjacent end of the section 12-is provided with a corresponding transverse slot 1?. Pressed out of material forming the sections ends of these slots there are providedthe ears indicated at 18 and 19 in referenceto the slot 16 and the ears 20 and 21 relatively to" the ends of he slot 17; The cars 20 and 21 form seats 21 at the outer face of the section 12and the cars 18 and 19 form similar seats.19=- at the outer face of the section 10. .In this constructi the connecting member comprises a plate is preferably of substantially the same thickness as the body of the rim. Lying within the slot in the'section 10 there i a bar 23'. This is connected to the plate 22 b rivets 24 or otherwise and these parts may b made to fit so that there is between them, or the edge of t may be rounded so that the sect' swing on the plate 22 as a hinge The opposite end of the plate 22 as illustrated in these figures is turned over on itself and the turned over portion is of such an extent as to correspond with plate 22 of the rim adjacent the 2 which may be of metal or any other suitable material and comparatively ittle play ion 10 willthe bar 23. l turned from shifting revolubly on the telly band.

'12 may these sections ever end of the plate is indicated at 23' and the edge thereof is rounded to such an extent that the section 12 will plate as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4 of the rawing. The opposite end of the section be similarly connected to the section 11 whlle the sections 10 and 11 may be con nected by any suitable lock joint when the parts are in their assembled position. By the opening of this joint betweenthe sections 10 and 11, it willbe understood that maybe folded to the dotted e position as shown in Fig.1 in which obviously the same will fit readily into a shoe and when sofitted the parts may be turned to their osition for use and locked in place. In this form of the invention the the only members which come between the rim and thefelly of the wheel and in no way interfere with the use of the rim or make it necessary to provide a special rim in the use of this invention.

In the use of my invention in connection with the wheels of pleasure vehicles of the lighter type, the demountabl'e rim, as hereinbefore by the use of clamps as commonly employed in conjunction with the ordinary form of demountable rims. the invention with and wheels for heavy'trucks it visable to provide the telly band with lugs or projections between which the inner plates or parts of the joint connecting the sections of the rim as made'in accordance with my invention to prevent the rim As shown in Fig. 5 these lugs which are indicated at in cross section and employed in pairs corresponding with the number of joints made in or projections the rim of the .wheel, these lugs being so indicated in Fig. 6

spaced as to receive between each pair one of the plates or other parts forming the hinge by which the sections of the rim are connected to one another.

The manner in-whichthe rim made in accordance Withthis invention may be connected to the telly of a vehicle wheel is shown more or less diagrammatically in section as in which the felly of the wheel is shown. at 35, the bolt passing through the sameby 36 and the clamp engaging the felly of 37, the. clamp fitting over the bolt and being securedin position on the same and against 1 the telly and rim by a nut 38 as is customary.

into three sections, the same construction may be employed and any desired number of hinge on the described, may be secured in place- In the use, however, of extremely large wheels may be ad-' of the wheel I 34 may be triangular of with offset the wheel and the rim by neenota While l have herein shown and described a demountable rim for vehicle wheels divided it will be understood that the rim divided into sections without departing from the invention, and furthermore that either one of the forms of the invention or equivalent forms may also be employed for accomplishingthe same purposes without departing from the invention.

ll claim as my invention: 7

1. A demountable rim for vehicle wheels comprising a plurality of sections each havin a transverse slot at-one end thereof with 9 set portions at the ends of each slot formmg recesses in the outer face of the rim, a plate extending across the ends of adjacent sections of the rim, and means associated with said plate and adapted to lie inthe slot at the end of an adjacent section and to extend into the said recesses at the end of the slot to hingedly and'undetachably connect the ends of said adjacent sections to one another. v f

2. A demountable rim for vehicle wheels comprising a plurality ofseotions each having a transverse slot adjacent one end there- 0 -with offset portions formed in the body of the rim at theends of said slots, to provide seats adjacent to the outer face at the ends of said slots, a plate extending across theends of adjacent sections of the rim, a bar seated in a pair of said seats in one of'said sections and fastened to said section, said plate at its other end adapted to lie in the slot of an adjacent section and to extend into its recesses and bear on its seats to hingedly and undetachably of said section to each other.

3. A demountable rim for vehicle wheels mg a transverse slot adjacent one end thereportions formed in the body of the rim at the ends of the said slots to provide recesses in the outer face of the rim at the ends of the said slots, a plate fixed to the end of one section next to the slotted end of the adjacent section, to the said plate and adapted to lie in the said slot and to extend into the said recesses at the ends thereaf to hingedly and undetachab ly connect the adjacent ends of the said sections.

of the rim and a device connected Signed by me this 29th day of September, a

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